Where does “iedereen” come from?
iedereen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch iedereen, from Dutch één, from Middle Dutch êen, from Old Dutch ēn, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
iedereen (Afrikaans): everyone; everybody
Ancestry of “iedereen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | iedereen | everyone |
| 2 | Dutch | één | one |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | êen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |